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PROFILE: Midtown Lunch’er “Andrew Steinthal”

Every Tuesday we turn over the site to a different Midtown Lunch’er for his or her recommendations for the best lunch in Midtown. This week we’re excited to welcome Andrew Steinthal, a Midtown Lunch’er I can completely relate to. Not only is he a publicist at Warner Bros. Records, but Andrew is also co founder of Immaculate Infatuation- one of my favorite NYC restaurant blogs. And they just released a great new iphone app to help you find recommended dinner spots all over New York City. Of course we’re more interested in hearing where he eats lunch!

“Go-To” Lunch Place You and Your Coworkers Eat at Too Often? Between The Bread (on 55th btw. 6+7th) – A catering company that has a little storefront on 56th between 6th & 7th. It’s a little expensive, but you get your money’s worth and you can’t beat the quality. Everyday they have a number of pre-prepared proteins – chicken, salmon, tuna, scallops – and a bunch of good sides to choose from like cous cous, string beans with almonds, corn salad, grilled veggies etc. This place has long been our Immaculate Infatuation go-to and consistently delivers the goods.

Place(s) you discovered thanks to Midtown Lunch?Certe (on 55th btw. 5+6th) – Midtown Lunch is single handedly responsible for blowing this place up. Is it amazing? No. Does it take too long to get an non-pre-prepared sandwich made? Yes. But for Midtown, it’s solid and the guys that work there are all great. Plus, let’s not beat around the bush. By the time I leave that place i’ve helped myself to 8-10 cold brownie bites. I just can’t help myself, they’re so good and keep me coming back.

If you could work anywhere (just because of the lunch) where would it be and why? Prince & Elizabeth in Nolita, right next door to Cafe Habana. My lunch rotation would include their crack-corn on the cob, a Mexican coke and either the steak sandwich (best in the city), cuban or chicken & corn salad.

Curious to see where Andrew and Co. likes to eat dinner? Download their app. And, as always, if you want to be next week’s Profiled: Midtown Lunch’er (or know somebody you’d like to nominate) email editor@midtownlunch.com.

Btw, have we really reached the point where we need an iPhone app to tell us what 2 random dudes think of really popular, often-reviewed restaurants? That website is in some ways the spiritual opposite of Midtown Lunch.

@hungry: There are actually many people who like pizza but not cheese. There is a mysterious transformation resulting from baking cheese on a breaded surface that removes the cheese-ness from cheese and turns it something entirely different.

Right on, Dave. Also: “You know that ‘friend’ of yours with too much disposable income and no kids who is constantly bragging about the awesome restaurant he/she just went to?” Yes. Yes we do. That is why we don’t need this app.

But just to show I’m not a hater, I’ll admit that the website is REALLY well-designed. I bet that the app is also well-designed.